The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-08-03

On account OF the exceedingly warm wealth
er, there were no services al the Christian
church last Sunday evening. Elder Harvey
and Mrs. Barton being absent, no services
were held at the Free Baptist and Presbyter-
ian churches.
The Detroit Weekly Free Press has been
enlarged to ten pages, thus making it the
largest weekly paper published in the north
west. We will furnish the TRUE NORTHERN
ER and the Weekly Free Press four months
| for sixty cents.
We notice that Hon. j. j. Woodman is adj
vertised to speak at the 10Th annual picnic
of the Kalamazoo county pioneers, to be held
on the 1lth inst, at Long Lake. There is no
need to mention the fact that the address
will be one we'll worth hearing.
| A bill was filed in the probate court few
days since, by father against the estate of
/ his son for time and railroad fare spent IN
attending the sons funeral. The old man
evidently wants all he can get, but his little
bill is not yet allowed by the court.
The colored preaching advertised to take
place at Lake Park last Sunday failed to
materialize. Bad stories were in circulation
about the preacher, Rev. CD A. j. Scott III
connection with the mysterious disappear
ance of certain property belonging to other
people. Mr. Scott says pain i'll his side
prevented his filling his appointment
Preparations for the Paw Paw Union Fair
are in active progress. The buildings have
been repaired and painted and the track has
been put in excellent condition, the premium
lists and other printing are being made ready
and everything points in the direction OF
grand success. Let Us all be united and aid
the project as we can and we shall have a
fair second to none in western Michigan.
The various insurance losses sustained by
the different parties who were involved in
fire of last week have all been adjusted and,
SO far as we are advised, in a manner and at
sums that were generally satisfactory to
those whose property was destroyed or in
jured. The company that insured Osborne s
building will repair the same instead of pay
ing money value, and will have ii ready for
occupancy within sixty days.
We have received line from Mrs. Anna
Barton. who is at Island Park, stating that
she will not be home until tomorrow
Thursday. She remains longer than she in
tended so as to have an opportunity to listen
to two celebrities, ex-Congressman Horr of
this state, and Sam Jones, the great revival
st. She will be home to attend the regular
Thursday evening prayer meeting and Sun
day services as usual. The other Paw Paw
visitors are staying at the park for the same
purpose.
Mr. Charles Beatty of lola, Kansas, and
Mrs. Matte Nash OF this village, were mar
ried at the residence of the bride on the
evening of the 2lst ult.. Rev. c. G. Tate of
Englewood, Ills, officiating. The newly
married couple, on their return from their
tua xytH fol 10 nv thatp a
lola, where the best wishes of the NORTHERN
ER, in common with the many friends of the
bride in this village and vicinity, will follow
them This notice ought to have appeared
in our paper Of last week, but was inadver-
| tently aud. to rs. most annoyingly omitted
Last Thursday evening, an aspiring
young horse-tamer essayed to ride Beulah
AIcCabes spotted pony with only a halter
The ambitious little equine ran a couple OF
times around the block at the top of It's
speed. On the second round. at the crossing
of Kalamazoo and Main streets. the pony
2 stumbled and fell fat, while its rider kept on
in his course. He was up and on its back
+ again in twinlling, but the fall must have
. been Payne-ful proceeding. 1t may have
been fun for the rider and the spectators
but it was dangerous thing for children
who might be on the streets and should not
be repeated unless somebody desires to bC
arrested and punished for violating a village
2 ordinance.
The Lawton Leoder got its item with ref
erence to the Paw Paw fire somewhat mixed
Among other things, it says Osborne's furni
. ture store and contents were laid in ashes
S400 worth of damage was done to Hubert
furniture store, and that the BlackmaI
: : building, occupied by Hubert as grocer!
i store, had some insurance. It's statemen
was substantially correct, except that les
: than half Osborne's furniture was consumed
t all that was on the lower floor being safel.
r removed; his building was only partially de
stroyed; Hulbert's furniture store was no
q injured at all; he hasn't any furniture stor
and never had; Hubert don't occupy par
of the Blackman building and never did, an,
Hubert didn't suffer a cents worth of dam
age.